Major General Kaidar Samigullovich Karakulov () is a Kazakh general. He is currently the commander the Regional Command "South" of the
Kazakh Ground Forces
The Kazakh Ground Forces (, ; ) is the land service branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is one of the three uniformed military services, and is the most senior branch of the Kazakh military in order of precedence. The main ...
.
He was born 9 June 1974 in the
Buguruslansky District
Buguruslansky District (russian: Бугурусла́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #1370/276-IV-OZ and municipalLaw #2367/495-IV-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northw ...
of the
Orenburg Oblast
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in the
RSFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
. In 1991, he joined the
Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Қарулы Күштері, , russian: Вооружённые силы Республики Казахстан) is the unified armed forces of ...
. He graduated from the
Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...
. Ten years later, he graduated from the
National Defense University
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. In 2012, he graduated from the
. Between his educational studies, he served as a tank platoon commander, a commander of a motorized rifle company, deputy brigade commander, and chief of staff in the office of a commander of forces. In 2010, he led the Kazakh contingent form the
Honor Guard Company of the Ministry of Defense during the
2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade
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It was the largest parade h ...
. By the decree of President
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...
on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Kazakh military, he was awarded the rank of Major General. In November 2016, he was appointed commander of units in the capital
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...
. On 18 April 2018, he was relieved of his post as commander of the Astana Regional Command and was appointed commander of the
Airborne Assault Forces of the Ground Forces. On 4 May 2019, he was appointed commander of the Southern Regional Command.
[https://www.lenta.inform.kz/kz/president-makes-several-appointments-in-the-kazakh-armed-forces_a3523626]
He is married to Roza Rakimzhanovna Karakulova, with whom he has 3 children.
References
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Living people
Kazakhstani generals
Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni
1974 births
People from Buguruslansky District